Blank City
7
94 minutes
4/6/2011
Overview
In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.
Cast List
Amos Poe
as Self
Ann Magnuson
as Self
Becky Johnston
as Self
Bette Gordon
as Self
Beth B
as Self
Casandra Stark
as Self
Charlie Ahearn
as Self
Daze
as Self
Debbie Harry
as Self
Eric Mitchell
as Self
Fab 5 Freddy
as Self
Glenn O'Brien
as Self
James Chance
as Self
Jamie Nares
as Self
Jim Jarmusch
as Self
J.G. Thirlwell
as Self
John Lurie
as Self
John Waters
as Self
Kembra Pfahler
as Self
Lizzie Borden
as Self
Lung Leg
as Self
Lydia Lunch
as Self
Manuel DeLanda
as Self
Maripol
as Self
Michael McClard
as Self
Michael Oblowitz
as Self
Nick Zedd
as Self
Pat Place
as Self
Patti Astor
as Self
Richard Kern
as Self
Sara Driver
as Self
Scott B
as Self
Steve Buscemi
as Self
Susan Seidelman
as Self
Tessa Hughes-Freeland
as Self
Thurston Moore
as Self
Tommy Turner
as Self
Vivienne Dick
as Self
Holly Adams
as Nymph
Vincent Gallo
as Self (archive footage)
David Rutsala
as Self
Jack Sargeant
as Self